Started with a Song
Studio album by
Brett Kissel
ReleasedOctober 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
GenreCountry
Length38:20
LabelWarner Music Canada
ProducerTed Hewitt
Brett Kissel
Bart McKay
Ben Phillips
Brett Kissel chronology
My Roots Run Deep
(2008) 		Started with a Song
(2013) 		Pick Me Up
(2015)
Singles from Started with a Song
  1. "Started with a Song"
    Released: June 17, 2013
  2. "Raise Your Glass"
    Released: October 7, 2013
  3. "3-2-1"
    Released: February 2014
  4. "Tough People Do"
    Released: July 2014
  5. "Something You Just Don't Forget"
    Released: November 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Edmonton Journal[1]

Started with a Song is the major label debut album by Canadian country music artist Brett Kissel. It was released on October 1, 2013, via Warner Music Canada.[2]

Started with a Song was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2014 Juno Awards.[3]

Critical reception

Amanda Ash of the Edmonton Journal gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "a wham-bam collection of 10 sweeping love songs and lively party anthems that leave you glossy-eyed and daydream drunk." Ash wrote that "his songs like to play hooky with pop punches and rock growls, making for a cross-genre record that will surely befriend a very large audience."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Started with a Song"Brett Kissel, Craig Wiseman4:18
2."Tough People Do"Kissel, Ben Hayslip, Ted Hewitt3:34
3."3-2-1"Kissel, Marv Green, Tim Nichols3:35
4."Something You Just Don't Forget"Kissel, Hewitt3:09
5."Raise Your Glass"Kissel, Wade Kirby, Jason Matthews3:51
6."Country in My Blood"Kissel, Duane Steele3:50
7."My Cowgirl"Kissel, Steele3:34
8."Girl in a Cowboy Hat"Steve Fox, Troy Kokol3:04
9."Canadian Kid"Kissel, Tim Taylor3:12
10."Together (Grandma & Grandpa's Song)"Kissel6:13
Total length:38:20
Walmart Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
11."She Knows What She Likes"2:26
12."The Man I Am"3:34
13."Long Hot Summer"3:35

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 22

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
CAN Country
[5] 		CAN
[6]
2013 "Started with a Song" 3 58
"Raise Your Glass" 7 88
2014 "3-2-1" 3 52
"Tough People Do" 9 99
"Something You Just Don't Forget" 5 91

References

  1. ^ a b Ash, Amanda (October 1, 2013). "Album review: Brett Kissel, Started With A Song". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Patton, Kristi (September 17, 2013). "Kissel's rise to stardom no fluke". Penticton Western News. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (February 4, 2014). "Juno Awards 2014: meet the nominees". CBC Music. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Brett Kissel Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Brett Kissel Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  6. ^ "Brett Kissel Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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